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2015 UK Politics Megathread

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Who would you _currently_ vote for?

Conservatives
73
21%
Labour
71
21%
Liberal Democrats
47
14%
UKIP
57
17%
Greens [England & Wales, Scotland, or NI]
39
11%
SNP
19
6%
Plaid Cymru
3
1%
Northern Ireland SF/SDLP
11
3%
Northern Ireland DUP/UUP
2
1%
Other (please explain)
18
5%
 
Total votes : 340

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Alyakia
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Postby Alyakia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:18 pm

Confederate Ramenia wrote:Vote UKIP because you can't barrage the Farage. No I don't live in UK.


fuck up your own country instead of trying to fuck up ours (ironically, this is a UKIP policy)
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Parti Ouvrier
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Postby Parti Ouvrier » Wed May 06, 2015 6:18 pm

Steamtopia wrote:
Confederate Ramenia wrote:Vote UKIP because you can't barrage the Farage. No I don't live in UK.

No.

There's a good chance they'll be left with one seat, (Carswell). The reason for that is they'll lose the advantage of a by election which allows them to put all their resources in one seat. In a general election, their resources are spread thinly.
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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:18 pm

Alyakia wrote:
Confederate Ramenia wrote:Vote UKIP because you can't barrage the Farage. No I don't live in UK.


go fuck up your own country instead of trying to fuck up ours (ironically, this is a UKIP policy)

Damn. We got it all wrong. Farage isn't anti-Romanian. He's pro-Romania!
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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:19 pm

Parti Ouvrier wrote:
Steamtopia wrote:No.

There's a good chance they'll be left with one seat, (Carswell). The reason for that is they'll lose the advantage of a by election which allows them to put all their resources in one seat. In a general election, their resources are spread thinly.

Hopefully Reckless loses his seat. Insufferable bigot.
TG me. Just do it.

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Arlenton
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Postby Arlenton » Wed May 06, 2015 6:20 pm

Not British but I love watching elections, does anyone know of any online sources that give a good news feed?

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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:22 pm

Arlenton wrote:Not British but I love watching elections, does anyone know of any online sources that give a good news feed?

BBC should have a stream going all day.
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Parti Ouvrier
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Postby Parti Ouvrier » Wed May 06, 2015 6:23 pm

Steamtopia wrote:
Parti Ouvrier wrote:There's a good chance they'll be left with one seat, (Carswell). The reason for that is they'll lose the advantage of a by election which allows them to put all their resources in one seat. In a general election, their resources are spread thinly.

Hopefully Reckless loses his seat. Insufferable bigot.

Agreed. :) So much for their 'people's army.'
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Arlenton
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Postby Arlenton » Wed May 06, 2015 6:26 pm

Steamtopia wrote:
Arlenton wrote:Not British but I love watching elections, does anyone know of any online sources that give a good news feed?

BBC should have a stream going all day.

Alright, thank you.

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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:27 pm

Parti Ouvrier wrote:
Steamtopia wrote:Hopefully Reckless loses his seat. Insufferable bigot.

Agreed. :) So much for their 'people's army.'

My only regret is not living in South Thanet so I could vote for FUKP.
TG me. Just do it.

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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:33 pm

TG me. Just do it.

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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 6:45 pm


(also, for the undecided, I suppose, though I still recommend reading the manifestos yourself)
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Frasers
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Founded: Apr 30, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Frasers » Wed May 06, 2015 6:58 pm



less than a minute in and he's already gobbed up the usual shite of us not having a written constitution

Into the bin it goes

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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 7:00 pm

Frasers wrote:


less than a minute in and he's already gobbed up the usual shite of us not having a written constitution

Into the bin it goes

Well, he may be referring to us not having a single document as a constitution.
TG me. Just do it.

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Alyakia
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Founded: Jul 12, 2011
Democratic Socialists

Postby Alyakia » Wed May 06, 2015 8:38 pm

the fact that naftali bennett just formed a coalition in israel brings me immense joy. pretty much a sign from god that millibandias and the 6 commandments is getting in with some green helping.
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pro: good
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The UK and EU are Better Together

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Steamtopia
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Founded: Jan 13, 2015
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 8:39 pm

Alyakia wrote:the fact that naftali bennett just formed a coalition in israel brings me immense joy. pretty much a sign from god that millibandias and the 6 commandments is getting in with some green helping.

They just formed a coalition with a majority of one. It won't even last a year.
TG me. Just do it.

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Alyakia
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Founded: Jul 12, 2011
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Postby Alyakia » Wed May 06, 2015 8:42 pm

Steamtopia wrote:
Alyakia wrote:the fact that naftali bennett just formed a coalition in israel brings me immense joy. pretty much a sign from god that millibandias and the 6 commandments is getting in with some green helping.

They just formed a coalition with a majority of one. It won't even last a year.


and if labour get 276, the SNP get 49 and the greens get 1... our alien overlords have gotten really lazy in the writing department. props to cooking up a third party i guess.
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pro: good
anti: bad

The UK and EU are Better Together

"Margaret Thatcher showed the world that women are not too soft or the weaker sex, and can be as heartless, horrible, and amoral as any male politician."

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Steamtopia
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Founded: Jan 13, 2015
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 8:44 pm

Alyakia wrote:
Steamtopia wrote:They just formed a coalition with a majority of one. It won't even last a year.


and if labour get 276, the SNP get 49 and the greens get 1... our alien overlords have gotten really lazy in the writing department. props to cooking up a third party i guess.

Maybe we should arrange an exchange of voters with Israel and schedule two re-elections.
TG me. Just do it.

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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 9:38 pm

A little over an hour to go until polls open! I think I'll go early and get it done with.
TG me. Just do it.

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Charlotte Ryberg
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Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Charlotte Ryberg » Wed May 06, 2015 11:18 pm

I can confirm that the polls have opened, and I am voter No. 1 again at my polling station. To prevent influencing eligible voters on NationStates, I will not disclose my binding vote as a courtesy.
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Caltarania
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Postby Caltarania » Wed May 06, 2015 11:24 pm

[Still unable to vote]
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Steamtopia
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Postby Steamtopia » Wed May 06, 2015 11:31 pm

Right, I'm off to vote. See you all soon!
TG me. Just do it.

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Parti Ouvrier
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Postby Parti Ouvrier » Wed May 06, 2015 11:54 pm

Steamtopia wrote:Right, I'm off to vote. See you all soon!

I just voted. I was less than impressed with the candidates.
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Barrera
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Postby Barrera » Wed May 06, 2015 11:56 pm

This poll is as hung as Britain's Parliament... :P

However, pretty sure UKIP is probably over represented because of the small but vocal ultra conservative types from the U.S. :roll:
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Greater vakolicci haven
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Postby Greater vakolicci haven » Thu May 07, 2015 12:13 am

Parti Ouvrier wrote:
Steamtopia wrote:Right, I'm off to vote. See you all soon!

I just voted. I was less than impressed with the candidates.

Going off to vote in about an hours time.

Our UKIP candidate (with his lung cancer and his expected lifespan of 3 years) could be better, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Note: this claim is purely anecdotal, and I've no evidence to support it, however it was confirmed by a local UKIP councellor.
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Evil Lord Sauron
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Postby Evil Lord Sauron » Thu May 07, 2015 12:16 am

Barrera wrote:This poll is as hung as Britain's Parliament... :P

However, pretty sure UKIP is probably over represented because of the small but vocal ultra conservative types from the U.S. :roll:


Yeah be interesting to have two UKIP options, UKIP and UKIP (none British person) or something along those lines.

I doubt there is that many UKIP British voters here.
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